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FZPN03 KNHC 180406
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC SUN FEB 18 2024

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC SUN FEB 18.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC MON FEB 19.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC TUE FEB 20.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.COLD FRONT FROM 30N126W TO 25N135W. SECOND COLD FRONT NEAR
30N140W. WITHIN 30N138W TO 30N140W TO 29N140W TO 29N138W TO 
30N138W W WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 17 TO 23 FT IN W TO NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N135W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 27N137W TO 
30N135W SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN W TO NW 
SWELL. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N123W TO 30N120W TO 26N140W TO 
03N140W TO 03N124W TO 11N114W TO 21N123W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.12 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N124W TO 
25N130W. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM 30N132W TO 20N140W. WITHIN 
30N127W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 27N133W TO 28N128W TO 30N127W W 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 23 FT IN W TO NW SWELL...HIGHEST 
NEAR 30N140W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N140W TO 00N140W TO 
08N118W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FIRST FRONT DISSIPATED. SECOND COLD FRONT FROM
30N127W TO 20N137W. WITHIN 30N123W TO 30N140W TO 26N140W TO 
29N126W TO 30N123W W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N135W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N115W TO 
30N140W TO 00N140W TO 00N125W TO 09N116W TO 29N115W WINDS 20 KT 
RO LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N137W TO 30N140W TO 27N140W TO 
28N137W TO 30N137W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 18 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 30N127W. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 30N116W TO 
30N140W TO 00N138W TO 02S119W TO 11N106W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL.

...GALE WARNING...
.WITHIN 16N96W TO 16N98W TO 14N101W TO 12N101W TO 12N98W TO
14N96W TO 16N96W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N95W TO 15N94W TO
16N94W...INCLUDING GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. 
SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N95W TO 15N94W TO 14N94W TO 
13N95W TO 15N95W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 15N94W TO 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 15N96W TO
14N96W TO 14N95W TO 15N94W N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO
13 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N93W TO 14N98W TO 11N98W TO 12N95W TO 
14N93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N96W TO 16N94W TO 09N97W TO 11N83W TO
16N96W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 11N86W TO 11N88W TO 09N89W TO 09N88W TO
10N86W TO 11N86W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO... NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0300 UTC SUN FEB 18...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
SURFACE TROUGH FROM 07N78W TO 04N85W TO 08N105W TO 03N120W. 
ITCZ FROM 03N120W TO 01N130W TO 02N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 03N TO 06N BETWEEN 90W TO 97W. 

$$
.FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.